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Learn morePuducherry Professional Tax Slab 2026-27
Puducherry's professional tax slabs for 2026-27, and what they cost your business per employee and in total. Enter gross salary and headcount below for your exact liability.
Estimates only — not financial, tax or legal advice. Figures vary by state, capital and individual circumstances.
How to use this calculator
Enter gross salary and headcount to see the professional tax each employee pays in this state, and what it costs in total.
- 1Enter monthly gross salary. Gross salary including basic, HRA and all allowances before deductions.
- 2Confirm the state. Pre-selected for this page — change it if you are comparing another state.
- 3Enter headcount. Total employees working in this state, to see your total yearly liability.
- 4Read the result. Per-employee and total professional tax for the year, and the amount of each deduction.
Professional tax slabs in Puducherry (2026-27)
Puducherry sets professional tax by income over a half-year (six months), not by monthly salary. The slabs in force today:
- Below ₹1,00,000 income in a half-year: Nil
- ₹1,00,000–₹2,00,000 income in a half-year: ₹250 per half-year
- ₹2,00,001–₹3,00,000 income in a half-year: ₹500 per half-year
- ₹3,00,001–₹4,00,000 income in a half-year: ₹750 per half-year
- ₹4,00,001–₹5,00,000 income in a half-year: ₹1,000 per half-year
- Above ₹5,00,000 income in a half-year: ₹1,250 per half-year
What professional tax costs per employee in Puducherry
The slabs applied to a few monthly salaries:
- Monthly gross ₹5,000
- ₹0 a year
- Monthly gross ₹40,000
- ₹1,000 a year
- Monthly gross ₹1,00,000
- ₹2,500 a year
At ₹50,000 a month, Puducherry charges ₹1,000 a year per employee. Among the other 18 states that levy it, that is lower than 18.
How it is collected and paid
Levied by the municipalities and commune panchayats twice a year on six months' income.
- Register for professional tax in Puducherry before deducting it from employees there.
- Deduct the amount for each employee's slab from their salary.
- Deposit what you deducted with Puducherry by the state's due date, and file any return the state asks for.
- Show the amount deducted on the employee's payslip and Form 16.
Professional tax is capped at ₹2,500 per person per year across India. In Puducherry the most one employee pays is ₹2,500.
Where these figures come from
Puducherry Finance Department G.O.Ms.No.24/F3/2017 of 4 July 2017, matched against payroll references. Last checked on 18 October 2026. Professional tax is set by each state and can change without notice, so confirm the current schedule with the state tax department before you rely on it for a filing.
The order calls these the minimum half-yearly rates; a local body could set more, up to the ₹2,500 cap.
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